Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-11
OUR HANERSACK,


Vermont.
Co. +, \. G.. V, of Barre will give an
entertainment Saturday evening Februa-
ry II, consisting of music, bayonet drill,
fancy IMAGINING, and the drama, stand
by the Flag"
Company F, Nav England Guards are
to have grand ball at the summit House
hall, RoNbury, Friday evening, February
Is.
The Connecticut River reunion associa-
tion voted at Bradford Monday night to
hold their annual picnic at The Weirs, y.
H., next summer.
The Brandon post will hold campfire
Wednesday evening, February IT, Dis
tingushed speakers from abroad will be
present.
Grand Army Department Commander
Blodgett OF St. Johnsbury has appointed
Henry G. Bates of St. Johnsbury Judge
advocate general.
Since the Grand Army statistics were
published, Adjutant Edison of Roberts
post at Rutland has received the uames of
about a dozen Union eX-prisoners of
war.
Post Warner Of Morrisville are making
preparations for a campfire to be held at
at an early date 1t is thought that Henry
w. Tewksbury of West Randolph will be
secured to give his lecture upon The
Battle of Gettysburg"
Sedgwick Relief Corps had supper
and sOclable at Grand Army hall, Brattle-
boro, on Tuesday evening.
Post Chamberlain of st. Johnsbury will
hold their meetings once week hereafter,
instead of once in two weeks.
Rev. l. McAun of Brattleboro de
livered an address before the Grand Ar
my Post at Putney last week in " hich he
recalled many Incidents of the wars of
the revolution and of the rebellion
The Shepard family propose giving an
entertainment for the benefit of the Grand
Army post of Tuu bridge in few days.
The Sons of Veterans of South Lon
dondtrry are getting the war drama, En-
listed for the War in readiness, and eX-
pect To play il soon.
The Memorial Day address at Johnson,
will be delivered by Hon. W. p. Dlling-
ham of Waterbury.
A special meeting of the Women's Re-
lief corps, was held recently at South
Londonderry. After completing business
matters, the ladies busted themselves in
preparing bed clothing for the Soldiers
Home at Bennington. They furnish one
bed in the home
Captain II c. Lull spoke at "vete-
rams campfire" at Groton on Thursday
evening ana at Ryegate Friday evening,
OF last week
Rev VI. V. B. Knox of Littleton, y. H..
delivered a lecture at Hardwick, Wedne,-
day evening, February ., under the aus
pices of the Grand Army post. on "Ten
Months in the Trenches before Peters
burg and Richmond.
The following pension claims have re
Gently been allowed to Nermonters Hor-
ace b. Briggs, NOrthheld, an increase
from - to - month and Sl3O arrears A.
=. Cameron Worcester, an increase from
Sl6 to S24 month William DWytr, Shelf
field, - month and Sj3j arrears Ann
Marsh Island Pond, widow OF Dwight
Marsh a soldier OF the war of 1872, SIP a
month and about $3.50 arrears James
Rouhan, East Orange, an increase from
SIG TO s44 month James Somerville,
NCrth Fayston, an Increase from - To ~
month and S12S arrears , Ezekiel skin .
ner, Plaintied, an increase from ~ To - a
month and Slj4 arrears Abbie Chaplin,
Groton, $i4 month and SO arrears John
Boyle, south Burlington, increase from
So To IS a month Leonard =. Netherhee,
Essex, increase from - 10 81 month
Charles ID. DAVIS, johnson, - Il month
and s375 arrears Chester :, Elmer, Yer
gennes, restored AT - a month David l..
Ballou, Wilmington, increase from 81 to
81 month William Davis, Woodstock,
81 to SS month.
Henry Blake of Hardwick, has in his
possession some old papers relating TO
matters during the war of 1872, in which
is a record of proceedings in relation to
the protection OF the Canadian frontier
tier against the British The quota of
men furnished by sutton and Sheffield is
given AS follows: Sutton, Sergeant JO-
seph Spaldlng, Moses Brewer, Horace
Streeter, Marley French, Seth Allen,
Moses T. t,mer>on, Daniel Brewer Shef
field furnished Capt. Clement Daniels,
Joseph Miles, Benjamin Gray, John WI
ley, George Jenness and William Hawk
ms The service was not very arduous or
dangerous. John Mattocks of Peacham
WAS the brigadier general commanding
the troops IN the northern section,
f. J. Donahue and ID. ID. Burditt of
Proctor are in Canada, where they are Sc
lcCtiug carload of horses for the Yer
mont Marble company. The value of such
m importation delivered usually amounts